Prehistoric Pals

I have been wanting this stampset since I first saw it, but never got around to ordering it. Well, I managed to swap one of my hostess sets for it so I'm happy :)

This one is pretty simpla. I used the Chocolate Chip inkpad for stamping and the card stock is River Rock, Soft Sky and Chocolate Chip. The ribbon is Chocolate Chip too. Designer Paper is River Rock. I am so going to miss River Rock and Soft Sky :(

I guess I can say this is a very masculine card. Basic Black and card stock that will be available in the new catty (Tangerine Tango). I used Kiwi Kiss (green), Riding Hood Red and Pacific Point (blue) ink (new in-colors). I used my spiral punch to make the Tangerine Tango look like a film strip. And my white Signo pen for faux stitching.

Never make card when hubby and kids are around you! I was working on this card and having to deal with my hubby and DS at the same time....and the card turned out crooked in all directions it seems like. The card base is Soft Sky, then Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango (stamped with Print Pattern background), Chocolate Chip and Soft Sky. I stamped the tree trunks on the Soft Sky card stock. The ground is River Rock scrap piece that I tore a little bit to make it look like sand. The dinosaur and the palm leaves were stamped on Whisper White and cut out

This is actually the first card I made with this set and the new in-colors. The card base is Basic Black, then Baja Breeze and Kiwi kiss cardstock. Basick Black again and Whisper White....! I had started using my brayer to make the Kiwi Kiss ground and the Baja Breeze sky when I thought of using the card stock to make the same effect on the first layer. The dinosaurs are stamped on Whisper white and cut out.

I am excited about the new in-colors but I wish I could keep River Rock and Soft Sky from the current in-colors. The only color from the new in-colors that I don't like all that much is Tangerine Tango....but I still managed to use some of it for this post :)

I'm thinking of showing you a new hostess set (from the catty we'll get in August), Serenity Spring, next weekend. We'll see if I stick to that or change my mind ;) I've got my first day at work on Monday and if I have a busy week I might change to something that doesn't require much coloring ;)

TFL

Bloomin' Beautiful

I fell for this stampset the minute I laid my eyes on it and was looking forward to trying it out.

Bloomin' Beautiful (#111490) is on page 2 & 3 in the Occasions Mini Catalog '08. It is die cut, which means you don't have to cut it out before mounting it on the wood.

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The first card I'm showing you has a lot of layers but it can be made with fewer layers. I used my inkpads as watercolors and colored the image in using my blender pens. I then used my Coluzzle cutting system (#102264 spring/summer '08) to cut out the circles. I sponged the edges of my image (#101610 s/s) using my Chocolate Chip inkpad (#100908 s/s). I used my slit punch (#104388 s/s) to punch the slits on the mat under the image. I used a background stamp from Itty Bitty Backgrounds and one of the stamps from Bloomin' Beautiful for the backgrounds on this card.

This card fits in a Medium Square Envelope (#107289)

Stamps: Bloomin' Beautiful, Itty Bitty Backgrounds
Paper: Night of Navy, Chocolate Chip, Taken With Teal
Ink: Night of Navy, Chocolate Chip, Taken With Teal, Garden Green
Accessories: Chocolate Chip ribbon, Slit Punch, brads, Coluzzle
Techniques: Watercoloring, sponging
Difficulty (1-Easy 5-Advanced): 1

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Here we're using the same image but this card is a top fold and I made a pocket to go inside it.

I used the same technique to color in the image here, my inkpads and blenderpens. But you can see how much difference it makes to chance the color combo.

Stamps: Bloomin' Beautiful, Itty Bitty Backgrounds
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Cameo Coral, Watercolor paper
Ink: Stazon, Garden green, Chocolate Chip, River Rock, Cameo Coral
Accessories: Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Coluzzle
Techniques: watercoloring, sponging
Difficulty (1-Easy 5-Advanced): 1

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I've been wanting to make 3x3 in. cards for a while now and I had already got the envelopes waiting (#107309s/s). They are pretty simple to make. I think they would look great if I'd put Iridescent Ice on them (#101930), I'll have to try that next time.

Stamps: Bloomin' Beautiful
Paper: Kraft, Taken with Teal, Watercolor paper
Ink: Taken with Teal, Night of Navy, Garden Green, Old Olive, River Rock, Stazon
Accessories: Night of Navy ribbon
Techniques: watercoloring, sponging
Difficulty (1-Easy 5-Advanced): 1

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I made this card for a SWAP I'm in. I had to mask the middle flower before stamping the other two. that means I stamped the image on a post-it note (stamp as much of the image as you can on the part with the glue underneath), cut the image out and placed over the main flower before stamping the extra flowers. I used the same watercoloring technique as before. I used my double circle punch (#104389 s/s) to punch holes for the ribbon. You can also use gluedots to stick the ribbon on the card.

Stamps: Bloomin' Beautiful, Itty Bitty Backgrounds
Paper: Basic Gray, Wild Wasabi, Watercoloring paper
Ink: Purely Pomegranate, Wild Wasabi, Stazon
Accessories: Purely Pomegranate Ribbon
Techniques: Masking
Difficulty (1-Easy 5-Advanced): 1

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This last one is pretty simple, again I used my ink as watercolors, I then added Crystal Effects (#101055 s/s) to the flower. I use Crystal Effects a lot, I love it! Who ever came up with the Spiral punch (#108341 s/s) is a genious too!

Stamps: Bloomin' Beautiful, Itty Bitty Backgrounds
Paper: Mellow Moss, Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, watercoloring paper
Ink: Pale plum, Perfect plum, Mellow Moss, Stazon
Accessories: Mellow Moss ribbon, Spiral punch, Crystal Effects
Techniques: watercoloring
Difficulty (1-Easy 5-Advanced): 1

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Now, even if I used my inkpadds to color in the images you can also try the watercoloring pencils (#101879), the Watercolor Wonder Crayons (#106695, #106696, #106697, $106698, #106746), the Stampin' Pastels (#105542), the markers (#105541) or the Pure Color Pencils (#100271).

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Here's a link to more inspiration: Bloomin' Beautiful

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My deal of the week is

Bloomin' Beautiful ($25.95) + Blenderpens ($9.95) = $30 before shipping and tax.

Send me an email if you'd like to do business with me (US residents only)

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Make sure you check out SU's deals, I've got the links here to the right.

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Next weekend I'll show you Bronc Buster, I've already got everything ready and am excited to show you what I created!!!